Nancy Smyth: Bringing Horses & Art Together
Monday, September 28 2020
By Shya Beth
Nancy Smyth has been surrounded by horses and art all her life. From growing up in the natural beauty of New Jersey to living in the equally beautiful — but slightly more humid — state of Florida, … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Horses and Art: Carrie Nygren’s Tale of Two Passions
Thursday, August 27 2020
By Shya Beth
Carrie Nygren is an equine artist whose passion and love of horses shows deeply in her depiction of them.
With Southern roots in Tennessee, Carrie’s journey into the horse world was a self-made one, and started early. … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Weatherly Stroh: Sharing Her Passion Through Art
Monday, March 02 2020
By Shya Beth - Weatherly Stroh weaves together different parts of her life through her paintings, intertwining a piece of her spirit along with the animal she’s portraying. Giving life to her subjects through her paintbrush or sculpting clay, Weatherly has found herself in the “pony mad” Village of Wellington, one of the most equine-centric locations in the world. With so many high-class farms — from polo fields to show jumping and dressage rings — this is an equine artist’s dream location, and Weatherly’s home.
- Published in Weekly Feature
Steve Messenger: Immortalizing Horses Through Art
Monday, September 30 2019
By Shya Beth
Show jumping throughout the years has changed into a global, larger-than-life sport, and the same could be said about Steve Messenger’s colossal equine paintings. Steve has an uncanny ability to collect emotions together on his canvas, bringing … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Frederique Poulain: “I Always Wanted to Paint Horses”
Monday, June 24 2019
By Lyssette Williams
Portraits by Kristie Nichols
For Frederique Poulain, being a professional artist isn’t a job but a way of life. While some people drag their feet getting into the office five days a week, Frederique happily works seven. … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Julie Ferris: Painting Her Passion
Monday, May 06 2019
By Doris Degner-Foster
The horses in Julie Ferris’ work look as though they could step off the canvas, especially in her life-sized paintings. Her trademark style of using a white painted background highlights her subject, showing the character of each … [Read more]
- Published in Weekly Feature
Tanner Jensen: Capturing Joy Through Painting Horses
Wednesday, January 16 2019
By Rachel Masen
Tanner Jensen is an equestrian artist based in Flagstaff, Arizona. She was born to a family that didn’t understand her love of horses, but always supported her. As a youth, Tanner took inspiration from travel, art books … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
Jane Gaston: Art, Horses and Never Giving Up
Sunday, July 16 2017
By Dani Moritz-Long
Portraits by Isabel J. Kurek
A solid black stallion with an indomitable spirit. A Chincoteague pony born to wild horses. For many of us, these characters defined our childhood. For equestrian artist Jane Gaston, they defined her … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
An Unlikely Artist
Monday, March 10 2014
By Katie Navarra
Barry Koster’s career as an artist could have been over before it even began. An elementary school teacher nearly failed him because he had “poor art skills.” Not willing to accept this fate for her son, … [Read more]
- Published in Sidelines Feature
I Loved Visiting The Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall – You Will Too!
Friday, March 01 2013
By Jan Westmark-Allan This beautiful painting was being painted on the sidewalk outside of the Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall – but you also need to go inside – it is a horsey wonderland! On my recent trip to Wellington, Florida, I knew one of the places I wanted to visit was the Wellington Equestrian Gallery & Mall. And boy was I glad I did
- Published in Editor's Notes, Z-Blogs
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